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*Editor’s note: Mitch the Intern is an NYU undergrad whose favorite Wednesday night pastime includes the TV in his dorm room, a green beanbag chair and two hits of acid. Enjoy.* Close up of Dana White, martini in hand as he stands on a balcony overlooking the Bellagio. Below, the famous choreographed fountain, and as a gentle breeze dances past he looks back at those gathered around him: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Michael Bisping, token Asian dude and some old man

Heavyweight superstar Fedor Emelianenko defeated top-ranked lightweight Shinya Aoki in a grappling exhibition match at DEEP/M-1 Challenge in Japan today, besting the crafty and popular Japanese submission specialist with an anklelock. After his victory, the Russian sambo champ - who’s defeated the likes of Andrei Arlovski, Tim Sylvia and various bears and Yetii in unarmed combat - was awarded the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) lightweight championship belt. “We feel that Fedor’s accomplishments as lightweight merit it,” said WAMMA executive Joe Bloggerstein.

Evidently the new Selena Roberts book on previously established liar / cheater / womanizer Alex Rodriguez, long rumored to be full of fantastically juicy dirt, merely asserts that he was even more of a liar / cheater/ womanizer than previously established. That’s it??

Three years after his much-ballyhooed, post-Super Bowl, announced-during-the-Winter Olympics hiring, it is likely NBC football analyst Jerome Bettis will not have his contract renewed for the coming season and beyond.

This series has been one of the most exciting ones to watch in the first round. Game 5 of the best of seven series between the Celtics and the Bulls is on this Tuesday as both try to take the 3-2 series lead in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs . We’re back to square one

Haven’t been playing too much poker here over the last few days. Too much going on, I’m afraid. I did, however, take advantage of the latest PokerStars bonus to come around, this one associated with the upcoming World Series of Poker.

Our regular podcast focuses on the greatest event in the sport - the Derby. The Greyhound Derby starts at Wimbledon with a split first round on Friday and Saturday and the greatest six-dog competition in the world is featured in length on this week’s Betfair Podcast. Mark Sullivan and Darrell Williams run the rule over the 24 first round heats and seek the assistance of leading trainers Dean Childs and Mark Wallis both of whom field considerable teams in the £100,000-to-the-winner classic

All the betting moves from tonight’s racing at Kelso and Kempton. Kelso 6.00 Sir Mulberry Hawk, 2.30 out to 3.50 Bale Oshea, 34.50 in to 6.80 6.30 Nile Moon, 4.80 in to 3.60 7.00 Young Albert, 4.60 out to 5.90 Mr Woods, 5.0 in to 4.20 8.30 Quite The Man, 3.45 out to 4.30 Kempton 6.50 Bramalea, 6.40 out to 7.60 Formidable Guest, 11.0 in to 8.80 7.20 Invincible Isle, 7.60 in to 5.70 Zeyadah, 5.20 out to 7.40 7.50 Mister Trickster, 4.70 out to 6.20 8.20 Wigrams Turn, 4.60 in to 3.20 9.20 Bold Adventure, 2.50 out to 3.20 Rose Bien, 19.50 in to 11.50 Prince Charlemagne, 5.60 out to 9.20

The first event of the 2009 World Series of Poker begins exactly one month from today. In anticipation of the series kicking off, the WSOP put out its “Official Media Guide ” last week, a 45-page document with lots of info about the schedule and other matters, along with a buncha tidbits that could occasionally prove useful to those who are planning to cover the sucker this summer. Was leafing through and found a few items I hadn’t been aware of among the various “Did you know?”-style trivia included in the guide

Being the #1 pick of the NFL Draft comes with some perks–mostly to the extent that a few trivia geeks will remember your name, and you may get to make an appearance or two outside the sports world. New Detroit Lion Matthew Stafford did Letterman’s Top 10 List Monday night: The Top 10 Thoughts Going through Matthew Stafford’s mind on draft day: Enjoy the fame, Staf. It’s down hill from here